Ysans, fashion style meets typography
Ysans is a new Typofonderie typeface. The Ysans designed by Jean François Porchez is a sanserif influenced by Cassandre lettering pieces and the geometric sanserif style from the inter-war period. Since Chanel logo, the geometric sanserif style is the favorite typographic thing in fashion. Ysans asserts this reference. Not only Haute-Couture houses use these categories of typefaces for their visual identity, but fashion magazines usually strength their layout with these geometric sanserif when a Didot isn’t used.
Typofonderie mini tour on the US West Coast
In October 2017, Jean François together with Véronique will visit San Francisco and Seattle for a Mini tour of talks. In Seattle, a letterform workshop under the TypeParis banner is also planned. The talks themes. Visible invisibility of words: Why typography is a vital asset of business communication?
Jean François Porchez speaks at Kerning conference
For the third year, Kerning Conference hold in Faenza propose workshops and talks. Jean François Porchez will talks about the visible invisibility of words. Why typography is a vital asset of business communication?
A World of Words: Jean François Porchez speaking at St Bride, London
A World of Words: Described as French typographic legend by Grafik, Jean Francois Porchez has designed bespoke fonts for a boggling array of global brands: Le Monde, the Paris Metro, Louis Vuitton, Galleries Lafayette, Sephora, YSL Beauté and Nespresso, to name but a few. In his talk next Tuesday he will share his experiences as an expert in the design of bespoke typefaces.
Mencken: An American Scotch typeface remixed à la française in 63 styles
Mencken is a new Typofonderie typeface. The new typeface has sixty-three styles, divided into three widths, three optical sizes, romans, italics, borders and dingbats. Mencken is unique because it is designed according to different axis and optical sizes. Firstly, the Mencken Text is a low-contrast transitional type designed on an oblique axis, asserting horizontal, featuring open counters. On the other side of the spectrum, the Mencken Head (and narrow variations) is designed on a vertical axis, high contrast, in a contemporary Didot style.
Aurélien Vret, a multidisciplinary type designer
Aurélien Vret is an artist who, for the first time, publishes a typeface. His approach is not usual, it does not fit into the usual patterns of the type designer, graphic designer in parallel. In fact, it seemed interesting to understand his background and to understand the interaction of his different activities. He published Prosaic with Typofonderie in 2017 after a few years of hard work on this project.
Jean François Porchez in Segovia for IV Jornadas para docentes de escuelas de arte
For the fourth Jornadas para docentes de escuelas de arte in Segovia, Spain, Jean François Porchez will address his talk on two topics. 1. Why typography is a vital asset of business communication. 2. How to pedagogy is intrinsically connected to Jean François’s design practice?
The Typofonderie specimens booklet now available
This new Typofonderie booklet was created with the utmost care to gather the collection of our typeface specimens started in 2004. The booklet include specimens featuring fourteen Typofonderie typefaces, stickers and few others goodies. Learn more
Prosaic: A Postmodern vernacular sanserif by Aurélien Vret
Welcome to Prosaic, a new typeface designed by Aurélien Vret. Prosaic is radical, because it comes from a long artistic reflection of its designer, also a multidisciplinary artist. The Prosaic is also a dual tone typeface because it knows how to serve the readability in very small sizes and brings a sturdy typographic power to large sizes. Read more about Prosaic, a Postmodern typographic tribute to the french vernacular signs.
Happy new year 2017
For this new year 2017 we wish you very promising and successful year. Best wishes of happiness and prosperity. Thank you for your support, dear typeface users, from amateurs to top experts. Also to anyone we’ve had pleasure to discuss with… Many new things planned for 2017!